Small business environment with strict focus on building effective applications - werkgeversreview FileMaker Developer bij DB Services

3,0
18 aug 2012
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Small office environment allows for constant communication with project managers. An appropriate fit for developers who benefit from consistent supervision and guidance on development tasks. Management clearly delineates project goals and tasks required for achieving goals. Very quiet office that minimizes distraction from non-work activities. Managers are straightforward with feedback; very good for employees who desire honest evaluation of their work.

Minpunten

Must adhere to project manager's outlines for all development tasks, very little opportunity for improvisation. Not a good environment for developers that desire creativity and independence when building applications, or for those who prefer to figure things out on their own rather than ask for help. Management could be characterized as "micro-managing". Employees that are sensitive to criticism will not enjoy working here. A fair amount of written documentation (of time spent on projects, details of progress made, descriptions of development tasks) is necessary, so people who dislike this will likewise not enjoy working here.

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5,0
8 mei 2026
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Pluspunten

Positive work culture, good work life balance, treat employees well, competitive PTO plan and strong 401k match.

Minpunten

Detailed time tracking required for staff

1,0
5 mei 2026
Anonieme werknemer
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Pluspunten

- Incredible coworkers. - Flexible schedule (after about six months of employment). - Work is varied and fairly stimulating. - The majority of the client pool are wonderful to work with.

Minpunten

-The CEO is incredibly difficult to work with. Quite abrasive, and at times, will make offensive and nearly problematic comments to employees. -The "middle management" (people directly underneath the CEO) will often tell employees to "do what [CEO] wants or quit," which does not foster an environment of collaboration or acceptance, which the organization claims are pillars of their success. -Termination requirements do not seem to align with the requirements given in the employee handbook, as write ups are not consistently defined as such. -On the subject of improvements, PIPs (performance improvement plans) typically feel less like an opportunity to help an employee improve in their role, and more of a box to check in order to fire them. Many employees have claimed that a PIP is nothing more than a notice from leadership of imminent termination. -Leadership no longer protects employees, often quick to blame developers or project managers or team leads for negative outcomes with clients. A "customer is always right" mentality to the most extreme level. -Internal disputes with leadership are often visible to the entire company, either through public Slack channels. Leadership and the CEO, at times, have openly spoken poorly about employees to other employees. -There is little to no positive reinforcement. Positive outcomes are praised minimally or not at all, while negative outcomes are often focused on in front of the entire company. -There is little room for developers to grow / get promoted without becoming inundated with meetings, which then can cause those developers to get reprimanded for lower output of quantity / quality of deliverables. -Tenured developers that DO pivot often are not given the grace of new developers, even if they are brand new to the "field" they are pivoting to. (Ex: a software developer with two years at the company pivots to the web development team and has little to no prior web experience. That developer is reprimanded for not providing top quality web code on their first web project).

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The detail here tells me it came from a real place, and it deserves an honest response. I agree, we have wonderful people. We run on EOS, which means structured one-on-ones, quarterly conversations, and a consistent feedback cadence. When those processes don't land the way they're designed to, we take that seriously and use it to get better. I'm proud that we've built multiple divisions across FileMaker, Salesforce, Web, and AWS. That breadth gives our people real options to grow, pivot, and find where they do their best work. Many of our staff come to us straight out of college, and we invest heavily in developing them from day one, including annual training in leadership skills and up to $5,250 a year in college loan reimbursement. That commitment only grows as AI continues to change the craft, an area we are also investing heavily in for our people. The flexible schedule, varied work, and quality clients mentioned here didn't happen by accident. Those are things we've built deliberately, and we'll keep building on them. We also fly the entire team in annually for DB Days, a two-day all-hands where we celebrate wins and align on where we're headed. The Plus1 program allows everyone to uplift each other daily and typically leads to more positive reinforcement. I recognize that one event and one program doesn't replace the day to day culture that people actually feel. Our people are our greatest asset. You stayed five years for a reason. We're committed to being that reason. Kevin Hammond CEO, DB Services
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